Saturday, February 21, 2009

Charity and Community Knitting and Crafts

Volunteer seamstresses is outfitting children with severe skin ...
St. Louis Post-Dispatch - MO, United States
By Susan Weich Jo Ridenhour has been sewing her whole life, so when she read a hospital bulletin board item asking for people to make special pajamas for ...

One store inside another: Spin-a-Yarn Fiber Garden to join Matters ...
Bucyrus Telegraph Forum - OH, United States
Steffan will offer classes on knitting, felting and dyeing, and sell hand-made items she created: scarves, ribbons and many other items. ...

Ministry's prayer shawls are a blessing
Cape Cod Times - Hyannis,MA,USA
Their idea was to combine a love of knitting into a prayerful ministry reaching out to those needing comfort and solace. The ministry has grown to more than ...

If you can knit, you can be one of Santa's helpers
San Bernardino Sun - San Bernardino,CA,USA
Susie Seavers, knitting department chairwoman and Elf Extraordinaire for Santa Claus Inc., has been turning yarn into children's sweaters for more than a ...

Prayer shawl ministry helps bring comfort
StarNewsOnline.com - Wilmington,NC,USA
“You’re not going to believe this,” Walley remembers telling Dunbar, “but I’m knitting a prayer shawl.” The two women learned more about prayer shawl ...

Thursday, February 19, 2009

Project Linus, Quilting news and more

Knitting for Project Linus
Manchester Journal - Manchester center,VT,USA
MANCHESTER — Throughout February, Yarns for Your Soul will continue with the year long charity knitting campaign, Knit for Your Soul and Theirs. ...

Original Sewing and Quilt Expo
Decide Twincities - Minneapolis,MN,USA
Original Sewing and Quilt Expo at Minneapolis Convention Center Thu. Nov. 6, 10 am Minneapolis Convention Center 1301 2nd Ave. S., Twin Cities, MN Original ...

From sewing buttons to owning 16 shops
New Straits Times - Persekutuan,Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR: Thirty years ago, a friend who ventured into the clothes-making business taught Helen Read to sew buttons. Today, 55-year-old Read is the ...

Pillows made with tender love and care
Maryville Daily Forum - Maryville,MO,USA
Five of Evans' friends arrived at her home Wednesday morning hauling in stacks of fabric in a variety of colors and prints, pins, thread and sewing machines ...

Crafty quilters display creations
Imperial Valley Press (subscription) - El Centro,CA,USA
Quilt Show attendees are sure to be dazzled at the array of colors, patterns and designs, no matter their background in the craft.

Code quilts presentation Feb. 20
Cape Gazette - Lewes,DE,USA
I had done some sewing but quilt making was not something I was interested in.” But after she retired, things changed, and she joined a group of women who ...

Cover-up lets kids be kids, but stay clean
Salt Lake Tribune - United States
Lynne Peterson, a fourth-grade teacher, started sewing hundreds of "bibbies" during her free time. The two women approached Lynne Peterson's sister, ...

Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Free Craft and Sewing Patterns, Sew and Save, Knitting for Your Health

Kid's Paper Crafts: Toy Soldier Patterns
By twconroy
At look at some websites that offer free toy soldier paper craft patterns.

Snazzle Craft: Finally, a onesie pattern! ...and a recon too.
By Amanda S.
Amanda S. South Bend, Indiana, United States: I am just your average, crazy mom who loves crafting and sewing, painting and drawing, and especially making presents for my friends and family. ... Kaboose Craft Finder ...

Craft Project: Graphic Design Afghan
About 15 years ago, I designed an afghan based on a design that my mom used to draw for me. It was three lines in four different directions, with oval lines that connected them. ... For the pattern to
work, you need to make another one just like this. Then, make two more using the opposite colors first and second that you did second and first on the other two. When they are all done, sew them together. To "fill in the square", ...

Get Sewing and Save Some Trees
Crafting A Green World - USA
... these changes or decide to tackle them all, good on you for working to reduce your contribution to the landfill! How else can we sew our way to less waste?

The go-to girl for homemade costumes and clothes
The Virginian-Pilot - Norfolk,VA,USA
Hannah Graffeo at home and threading the needle of her sewing machine Jan. 31, 2009 as she prepares to sew a skirt that will be part of a Pig costume. ...

Free Dog Clothing Patterns/ How to tutorial : Innovative Sewing
By Ellisha on Feb 17, 2009 in Books on Sewing, Garment Projects, Sewing Projects · dog clothing pattern. Free resizable dog clothing pattern. Includes free pattern download . ...

Knitting and computer games 'may cut risk of dementia'
Craegmoor News - UK
Activities such as knitting, pottery and playing computer games may help stave off dementia, a study has suggested. The research, from the Mayo Clinic in ...

'Knitting' may delay memory loss
BBC News - UK
Those who had during middle age been busy reading, playing games or engaging in craft hobbies like patchworking or knitting were found to have a 40% reduced ...

Sewing your own maternity clothes
NewsChannel5.com - Nashville,TN,USA
... cotton knit capris or pants. When you get into the last four months or so, you'll need to buy maternity patterns, so plan for the appropriate season. ...

Family's venture into quilting helps others
Moulton Advertiser - USA
“We also carry DMC floss and knitting yarn because we had so many requests from customers for those things,” Judy said. Judy, who is also a nurse, ...

Tuesday, February 17, 2009

Knitting, Crochet, DIY, Something for Everyone!

Need to knit? Crave Crochet? Borrow a page from these
Bangor Daily News - Bangor,ME,USA
The book’s scarf section features several boas, a chevron pattern and a hairpin lace design. Instructions for hairpin lace are included in the book. ...

DIY art for non-artists
Indiana Daily Student - USA
Buy a wooden picture frame from a thrift store or craft shop as the backing of the bulletin board. 3. Remove the backing so that only the glass and frame ...

Find new inspiration or just bust your stash at the Philly Sewing ...
Examiner.com - USA
A handful of wool but no pattern to inspire a use for it? The Winter Craft Swap, sponsored by the Philly Sewing Collective, could solve all of your crafty ...

An interview with Kaye Wood - part 2
Examiner.com - USA
People choose their particular area of study - any technique of Kaye's that they want to pursue - then spend a full day learning and sewing. ...

Stitching together old memories
expressandstar.com - Wolverhampton,England,UK
Mr Hanson is hoping the sewing book might spark some recognition among the descendants of the young seamstresses who worked on the patterns back in 1897. ...

Stitches and Stuff: Playing with paper batik
Longview Daily News - Longview,WA,USA
Traditionally, a combination of melted beeswax and paraffin is applied to fabric in a pattern. Then the fabric is dyed and additional patterns are made to ...

Knitting resources: using your public library
Examiner.com - USA
by Jessica Loring, NY Knitting Examiner The range of books released about knitting only continues to grow, making it tough to keep up financially. ...

Bid to pull wool over Skye Bridge
BBC News - UK
Aos described its project as a piece of "guerrilla knitting" and said the items would be mounted on the ramparts. It has invited people to send large ...

Knitting resources: using your public library
Examiner.com - USA
by Jessica Loring, NY Knitting Examiner The range of books released about knitting only continues to grow, making it tough to keep up financially. ...

Bid to pull wool over Skye Bridge
BBC News - UK
Aos described its project as a piece of "guerrilla knitting" and said the items would be mounted on the ramparts. It has invited people to send large ...

Diva Zappa Paints With Yarn
SYS-CON Media - Montvale,NJ,USA
In her knitting, Diva uses a freeform and stream-of-consciousness technique, allowing each knit stitch and pearl stitch to tell its own unique story. ...

Ramones sets sights on culinary career
Staunton News Leader - Staunton,VA,USA
Knitting — we recently started a knitting and crochet club. I'm also a part of the fencing club." Favorite dish to make: "My low-calorie fiesta chicken. ...

Group knits outfits for new ministry
Point Pleasant Register - Point Pleasant,WV,USA
by Diane Pottorff Diane Pottorff/photo - Patricia Tribble, Marjorie Gruser and Vicki Reynolds, members of the Trinity United Methodist Church knitting and ...

Organization of the Week: Knit 1, Purl TU
The Collegian online - Tulsa,OK,USA
Knit 1, Purl TU consists of TU students, faculty and staff, as well as some non-TU members, who are interested in knitting and crocheting. ...

Resin Jewellery Designer Turns Her Hand To Knitting Needles
PRLog.Org (press release) - Bucuresti,Romania
The new resin knitting needles can be customised to make a great gift for knitters that like a touch of sparkle. Retailing at £8 plus postage, they are made ...

Charity knitting and crochet group meets up at Charity Craft Center
Community Impact Newspaper - Austin,TX,USA
Jodi Rogers of Texas Home Health Hospice will lead a charity knitting and crochet group at the Charity Craft Center located at The Stitching Studio, ...

Saving soles: Consumers try to get more miles out of shoes
Orlando Sentinel - Orlando,FL,USA
Machinery in the shop includes a sander/finisher, a trimmer that cuts soles and heels, a machine to pull the dowels out of high heels, a stitcher for sewing ...

Secret retreat: Local center weaves textile enthusiasts together
York Daily Record - York,PA,USA
Most fiber arts are represented in the school's regular menu of classes, or in the periodicals, books and supplies in the adjoining shop-- knitting, ...

Getting a head start: From shirts to skirts
Whitworthian - Spokane,WA,USA
“I crochet in all my classes, and everyone knows me as the knitting girl,” Wallace said. Wallace started making her own clothes for the sheer joy of ...

Monday, February 16, 2009

Fashion, Knitting, and Sewing for Community

Jewel tones brighten black at NY Fashion Week
International Herald Tribune - France
That was emphasized with an interesting accessory: a knit band worn around the models' waists, like a scarf for the bodice. Many of the women's pants had a ...

Patterns make dressmaking hot
Bundaberg NewsMail - Australia
Dressmaker, designer and Bonnie Jean Fabric and Sewing Studio owner Annette Blair said she had recently seen a rise in numbers for her dressmaking classes. ...

An interview with Kaye Wood - part 1
Examiner.com - USA
Kaye said that PBS is gradually dropping quilting and sewing shows from their line up or putting the show in a block with generic "crafts" shows making them ...

Crafty girls with style
This is London - London,England,UK
The last time I used a sewing machine I was 11. I was so bad at sewing straight lines on tracing paper that I wasn't allowed near fabric. ...

What the world needs now: Hints from England about life, love ...
Examiner.com - USA
She also loves knitting, and offers columns on that subject as well. She even wrote about and displayed her biggest knitting disaster, which nonetheless ...

Pupils square up to knitting challenge
Reading Evening Post - Reading,England,UK
The children in the knitting club at Aldryngton Primary School in Silverdale Road have been using their lunch break at school to practise their knitting ...

Knit one, purl two, hook one thousand
Jakarta Post - Jakarta,Indonesia
Forget the image of a grandmother knitting while sitting on a rocking chair surrounded by balls of wool. Contrary to conventional ideas, knitting is not ...

Santoni gets government help with job layoffs
Knitting Industry - Manchester,UK
The group’s leading brand Santoni has suffered in recent years after seemingly saturating the market with its seamless circular knitting technology. ...

Albinos receive Sh1.5m sewing machines
The Citizen Daily - Dar Es Salam,United Republic of Tanzania
By Frederick Katulanda, Mwanza The Mwanza City Council has donated nine sewing machines worth Sh1.5 million to albinos in Mwanza Region. ...

Choiseul women start sewing business
Solomon Star - Honiara,Solomon Islands
The women’s ministry of Supizae Island in north-west Choiseul Province officially received their sewing project Wednesday week. Delegates from the EU Micro ...

Sofa's transformation was long weekend project
MLive.com - MI,USA
Basic sewing skills are required for most upholstery projects. If you don't know how to sew, recruit a friend who does to help you out. ...

Shop caters to tight-knit crafting community
Bristol Press - CT, United States
In fact, the store sells a yarn made especially for socks, with different colors that alternate in a “self-striping” pattern. ...

Interweave contest
The Oregonian - OregonLive.com - Portland,OR,USA
The online store will offer a large selection of knitting and crochet books, magazines, DVDs, patterns, etc. Grand Prize is a $500 gift certificate; ...

Sunday, February 15, 2009

Knitting, Craft and Sewing Roundup

Taplin to show hand-weaving skills at Old Town
Abilene Recorder Chronicle - Abilene,KS,USA
The Taplins used trial and error to learn the skill and continue to take classes to learn more about the craft. They have been weaving rugs for 13 years and ...

How to Make a Cat Castle and Scratching Post - CraftStylish
Lee Meredith, Contributor
Carpet pieces with the same pattern but in different colors look great together! Two or more large, thick cardboard boxes; Several pieces of carpet (or enough total to cover most surfaces of the boxes); Scissors that can cut through the carpet; Box cutter or craft knife; Hot-glue gun ...

Knit a Hat Without using a Pattern
By rachel
I was in a yarn store a week or two ago and overheard someone asking for a pattern for a scarf. It was all I could do n...

With Heart and Hands.....: Free Heart Themed Patterns: Quilt ...
By A Quilting Journey
And now....my collection of more than a hundred links for free heart shaped quilt blocks or heart themed quilt or craft patterns all in one place for you to check out for special gift for a loved one, or for another Valentine's Day in ...

Sew cool: AMS meets ‘Project Runway’
Amesbury News - Amesbury,MA,USA
Every Friday for six weeks, Andersen, Jackson and Olsen met with a group of AMS students teaching them how to design and sew their own outfits. ...

Sewing with Faux Fur – Sewing Blog | BurdaStyle.com
By squirrellypoo
... onto the lining side of your new furry cuffs and collars, and also onto the existing collars and cuffs of your coat. Now you've got an added touch of glamor than can be removed for laundering or rainy days! SEWING UNIVERSE NEWS FEED ...

Quilters Stitching Sudoku Pattern For Cancer Fight
Tampa Tribune - Tampa,FL,USA
This cotton quilt, a menagerie of florals, plaids and soft solid squares sewn in a sudoku pattern, will be offered April 25 in a drawing at the Land O' ...

Carving out a niche
KATC - Lafayette,LA,USA
Laurel Smelley, a seamstress with her own business, is often at her sewing machine at the front of the store, where she'll do alterations and repairs on ...

Maria Pinto, Michelle Obama's designer, hopes for Hollywood fame
Los Angeles Times - CA,USA
I started sewing clothes at age 12. In high school, my friends started buying clothes from me. I made my own prom dress from a Halston pattern. ...

Preteen knitting queen instructs others
New Richmond News - New Richmond,WI,USA
A woman, one of her pupils, asked her for help with her knitting project. She went over to her and patiently showed her how rectify her “dropped stitch” to ...

2x2 ribbing at the bottom of a sweater EEK! - KnittingHelp.com Forum
By Darby
k1p1 +1 k2p2 +2 k2p1 +2 The + numbers make the pattern end in knit stitches. You just increase for the number of knits in the rib pattern. The other side however would have purls as the starting stitches so keep that in mind. ...

'Coat for boat' knitters sought
BBC News - UK
The Customs House, in South Shields, wants to bring together the two crafts of boat-building and knitting. A cover for a 21ft (6.4m) coble and its internal ...

I-Cord Gloves « Welcome to Wildesheep
By wildesheep
I am such a purist and follow directions word for word in everything that I do- I can’t cook and I have problems with knitting for this reason- no creativity…. I want someone to tell me EXACTLY what to do and I want mine to be EXACTLY ...